U18 World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yassine Mhedhebi kicked off to start the match. Arturo Bardella's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Habib Khcharem skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Habib Khcharem managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Juventus F.C.'s Arturo Bardella fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Bardella in the 9th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Habib Khcharem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Juventus F.C. booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamed Bouazizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Habib Khcharem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Di Girolamo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Bruno Tomasso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Habib Khcharem was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Arturo Bardella had several of the Symba's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 25 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Habib Khcharem as he didn't even see the shot coming. Habib Khcharem was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ettore Festa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 30 minute of play. The supporters of Juventus F.C. booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre Melliti didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Juventus F.C.'s Arturo Bardella slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Habib Khcharem. That made the score 5-0 after 35 minutes of play. In the 39th minute of the match, Arturo Bardella tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Habib Khcharem saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arturo Bardella in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Habib Khcharem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arturo Bardella received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Habib Khcharem came out and tried to block the shot, but Arturo Bardella slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 47th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arturo Bardella to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arturo Bardella in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Habib Khcharem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Elia Caccia fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus F.C.'s protests and gave Elia Caccia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Juventus F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Caccia to maneuver through the defense. In the 65thth minute of the game Arturo Bardella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Symba's Habib Khcharem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Arturo Bardella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Tomasso came free, but Habib Khcharem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74th play minutes Arturo Bardella shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Habib Khcharem and just under the crossbar into goal. Sabri Ghigani charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabri Ghigani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Symba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Juventus F.C.:s goal. Arturo Bardella scored 10-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Habib Khcharem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Tomasso struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Habib Khcharem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus F.C.. When Juventus F.C.'s Arturo Bardella in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. In the game's 92nd minute Juventus F.C.'s Comunardo Filice took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Habib Khcharem and thus the score was 11-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Juventus F.C. had played much better football throughout.